Jason Godin

His Worship
Jason Godin
Mayor of Maisonnette, New Brunswick
Assumed office
May 28, 2012
Preceded by Lucio Cordisco
Personal details
Born (1993-01-21) January 21, 1993[1]
Residence Maisonnette, New Brunswick
Profession student

Jason Godin (born January 21, 1993) is the mayor of Maisonnette, New Brunswick in Canada. At 19 years old, he was elected to the municipal election May 14, 2012, and took office May 28, 2012 as the youngest mayor in the history of New Brunswick and the youngest mayor currently serving in Canada.[2][3][4] Godin decided to run for mayor when he learned that the incumbent, Lucio Cordisco, would not stand for reelection if there were other candidates.[5] On February 12, 2015, he announced that he would seek the federal New Democratic Party nomination in the riding of Acadie—Bathurst for the 2015 federal election. [6]

Prior to the election, he was a business administration student at the University of Moncton in Shippagan.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015: Acadie—Bathurst
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalSerge Cormier 25,845 50.71 +36.40
New DemocraticJason Godin 20,079 39.40 -29.68
ConservativeRiba Girouard-Riordon 3,852 7.56 -8.98
GreenDominique Breau 1,187 2.33
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,963100.0 $200,454.20
Total rejected ballots 3360.65–0.68
Turnout 51,29977.03+6.73
Eligible voters 66,594
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +33.04
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2012 Maisonnette municipal election results
Candidate Votes %
Jason Godin 284
Sam Godin 105

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